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Materials Contamination and Indoor Air Pollution Caused by Tar Products and Fungicidal Impregnations: Intervention Research in 2014–2019

Sensors, 2020
Construction materials containing tar products are a source of indoor air pollution in buildings. This particularly concerns old buildings, in which wooden structures were impregnated with tar compositions (creosote oil and Xylamite oil containing tar ...
Mateusz Kozicki, Adam Niesłochowski
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Investigation of Indoor and Outdoor Fine Particulate Matter Concentrations in Schools in Salt Lake City, Utah

Pollutants, 2022
Although there is mounting evidence that suggests that air pollution is impactful to human health and educational outcomes, this is especially problematic in schools with higher air pollution levels. To understand whether all schools in an urban area are
Daniel L. Mendoza, Tabitha M. Benney, Ryan Bares, Benjamin Fasoli, Corbin Anderson, Shawn A. Gonzales, Erik T. Crosman, Sebastian Hoch   +7 more
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Household level of air pollution and its impact on the occurrence of Acute Respiratory Illness among children under five: secondary analysis of Demographic and Health Survey in West Africa

BMC Public Health, 2022
Background One out of ten deaths of children under five are attributable to indoor air pollution. And Acute Respiratory Illness (ARI) is among the direct causes. Objective This study showed the possibilities of characterizing indoor air pollution in West
Mouhamadou Lamine Daffe, Salimata Thiam, Fatoumata Bah, Awa Ndong, Mathilde Cabral, Cheikh Diop, Aminata Toure, Absa Lam, Mamadou Fall   +8 more
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A study on the perceived impact of indoor air pollution in a slum area of Kolkata, West Bengal

Indian Journal of Health Sciences and Biomedical Research KLEU, 2022
BACKGROUND: Indoor air pollution is one of the most serious environmental health concerns in today's times. OBJECTIVES: The objective is to find out the sources and health effects of indoor air pollution as well as assess the housing conditions among ...
Sinjita Dutta, Vineeta Shukla, Mausumi Basu, Meghna Mukherjee, Ankita Mishra, Ripan Saha   +5 more
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IJCM_159A: Descriptive study on determinants of indoor air pollution and its perceived impact on health among residents of urban field practice area of a tertiary care hospital

Indian Journal of Community Medicine
Background: Indoor air pollution is the presence of unwanted substances in the indoor at concentration toxic to health. According to WHO, around 3.8 million deaths occur due to indoor air pollution every year.
Subhashrao Kulkarni Kulbhushan, Mundada Vinod D.   +1 more
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International expert consensus on the management of allergic rhinitis (AR) aggravated by air pollutants

World Allergy Organization Journal, 2020
Allergic rhinitis affects the quality of life of millions of people worldwide. Air pollution not only causes morbidity, but nearly 3 million people per year die from unhealthy indoor air exposure. Furthermore, allergic rhinitis and air pollution interact.
Robert Naclerio, Ignacio J. Ansotegui, Jean Bousquet, G. Walter Canonica, Gennaro D'Amato, Nelson Rosario, Ruby Pawankar, David Peden, Karl-Christian Bergmann, Leonard Bielory, Luis Caraballo, Lorenzo Cecchi, S. Alfonso M. Cepeda, Herberto José Chong Neto, Carmen Galán, Sandra N. Gonzalez Diaz, Samar Idriss, Todor Popov, German D. Ramon, Erminia Ridolo, Menachem Rottem, Wisuwat Songnuan, Philip Rouadi   +22 more
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Analysis of the influence of exogenous factors on indoor air quality in residential buildings

Frontiers in Built Environment
Indoor air pollution presents a significant global health risk, yet the influence of outdoor air pollution and meteorological factors on indoor air quality is not well understood.
Deborah Nibagwire, Godson R. E. E. Ana, Egide Kalisa, Gratien Twagirayezu, Gratien Twagirayezu, Abdou Safari Kagabo, Jacques Nsengiyumva, Jacques Nsengiyumva   +7 more
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A review of progress in research of relationship between air pollution and perinatal depression

环境与职业医学, 2022
In recent years, the increasing incidence of perinatal depression has become an important public health problem. In addition to the traditional social demographic factors, biological factors, obstetric factors, etc., the association between air pollution
Mengqing SHANG, Beibei ZHU, Fangbiao TAO
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Indoor air pollution and exposure assessment of the gulf cooperation council countries: A critical review

Environment International, 2018
Indoor air pollution is one of the human health threat problems in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. In these countries, due to unfavorable meteorological conditions, such as elevated ambient temperature, high relative humidity, and natural ...
Patrick Amoatey, Hamid Omidvarborna, Mahad Said Baawain, Abdullah Al-Mamun   +3 more
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Tobacco smoke, indoor air pollution and tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]

PLoS Medicine, 2007
BACKGROUND: Tobacco smoking, passive smoking, and indoor air pollution from biomass fuels have been implicated as risk factors for tuberculosis (TB) infection, disease, and death.
Hsien-Ho Lin, Majid Ezzati, Megan Murray
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